The Sforzesco Castle performs a public and cultural function, since it houses the libraries and the museums of the castle including: the Museum of Ancient Arts, the Pinacoteca, the museum of Musical Instruments, the Museum of Applied Arts, the Egyptian museum and the Prehistoric museum.

The theatre alla Scala is located at the end of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele the 2nd, it’s one of the most renowned theatres in the world. A temple of the opera, it’s the seat of the orchestra alla Scala, the choir, the corps de ballet, the Philharmonic and the Teatro alla Scala Academy.

The Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci shows the result of the scientific and technological brilliance of the human being of all ages and it safeguards the largest collection in the world of machine models realized basing on Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings.

Palazzo Reale is situated on the left of the Duomo and it is an important cultural centre especially for arts; three other exhibitions spaces are part of this cultural pole: Rotonda della Besana, Palazzo della Ragione and Palazzo dell’Arengario, seat of the Museo del Novecento.

The Triennale Design Museum is located inside the Triennale building within Parco Sempione and it exhibits the contemporary art works of worldwide-known architects and designers through settings and exhibitions of strong effect.